Housing
Finding safe, stable housing can be one of the most immediate and dire challenges people face when they are diverted from or leave prison or jail. Limited affordable housing options, coupled with policy barriers and stigmas associated with a criminal record, present significant challenges, particularly for people with behavioral health needs. Our team works with states and local communities to develop cross-system solutions that help connect people in the justice system with the permanent housing and the supportive services they need.
Explainer: Creating Housing Opportunities for People with Complex Health Needs Leaving Incarceration
Finding safe, stable housing can be one of the most immediate and dire challenges people face when they…
News & analysis
The affordable housing crisis has increased the need for new housing developments…
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With an affordable housing crisis across the U.S., it is increasingly…
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In an April 12 memo, Secretary Marcia Fudge instructed every HUD program…
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As leaders and people impacted by the criminal justice system work to…
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A coalition of criminal justice groups issued a statement today voicing opposition…
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Some states have started engaging landlords as partners to expand housing options…
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We spoke with Claudette Humphrey, director of stabilization services for Catholic Charities…
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As the leaders of Old Pueblo Community Services (OPCS) can attest, the…
Read MorePeople leaving incarceration are at an elevated risk of homelessness, and collateral consequences and stigma pose significant barriers to obtaining post-release housing. In this video, people from communities across the country talk about their experiences both accessing and providing reentry housing.
Events
Community-Level Steps for Cross-Sector Collaboration to Increase Housing Opportunity (Part of the “Thinking Outside the Box Housing Webinar Series”)
Building Effective Partnerships with Continuums of Care to Increase Housing Options for People Leaving Prisons and Jails
Using American Rescue Plan and CARES Act Housing Resources to Support Reentry: HUD and Community Perspectives
Leveraging Rental Assistance and Supportive Services for People with Behavioral Health Needs
Leveraging Resources and Relationships to Develop New Housing for People with Justice Involvement
California Webinar Series: Common Practices for Connecting to and Using Housing as a Diversion and Reentry Strategy
Community Lessons on Developing and Prioritizing Housing for People with Behavioral Health Needs
This webinar will provide Stepping Up Ohio communities with the chance to learn from peers in Ohio and…
Homeless Services 101: What Reentry Service Providers Need to Know
In this webinar, presenters cover basic facts about homelessness, and how homelessness intersects with the criminal justice system;…
Reentry Housing Options for Sex Offenders
In this webinar, presenters review the latest findings on the relationship between improved housing stability and reduced recidivism…
Webinar: Overcoming Community Resistance to Reentry Housing
This National Reentry Resource Center webinar, held January 17, 2012 explored the findings from…
How to Use American Rescue Plan Housing Resources for Stepping Up
Hosted by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center
The Role of Housing Supports in Reentry
This workshop discusses how to integrate housing solutions into the reentry process.
How State-Led Housing Initiatives Can Break the Cycle of Criminal Justice Involvement
This webinar focuses on how critical state leaders are to enabling local communities in their efforts to reduce…
External events
- Emerging Practices for Community Outreach and Communications to Gain Community Buy-in for Affordable Housing for Mental Health Diversion – external CA DSH link, presentation by CSG staff
- COVID-19 Office Hours: Rehousing in the Midst of Jail/Prison Decompression – June 26 – external HUD link, presentation by CSG staff
- Stepping Up: Addressing Housing Needs of People with Mental Illnesses in Jails – external NACo link, presentation by CSG staff
Key Staff
Director, Behavioral Health
Dr.
Ayesha
Delany-Brumsey
oversees
the
Behavioral
Health
Division
and
its
various
portfolios,
which
focus
on
how
parts
of
the
criminal
justice
system
intersect
with
the
mental
health,
substance
addiction,
and
homelessness
systems,
among
others.
Before
joining
the
organization,
Ayesha
was
...
most
recently
the
director
of
Behavioral
Health
Research
and
Programming
at
the
Mayor’s
Office
of
Criminal
Justice
in
New
York
City.
Prior
to
that,
she
was
the
director
of
the
Substance
Use
and
Mental
Health
program
at
the
Vera
Institute.
She
received
her
PhD
in
clinical
psychology
from
the
University
of
California,
Los
Angeles.
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Deputy Division Director, Behavioral Health
Hallie
Fader-Towe
works
with
local
and
state
policymakers
to
craft
policies,
processes,
and
programs
that
will
work
best
for
their
jurisdictions.
In
her
positions
with
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
has
worked
with
jurisdictions
around
the
country
on
collaborative,
data-driven
...
planning
and
implementation
efforts
to
address
criminal
justice
functions
from
initial
detention
through
reentry,
including
a
focus
on
people
with
mental
illnesses.
She
has
also
managed
the
development
of
training
materials
on
mental
health
courts
and
on
judicial
responses
to
the
prevalence
of
individuals
with
mental
illnesses
involved
with
the
criminal
justice
system.
She
has
written
on
dispute
systems
design
for
state
trial
courts,
pretrial
responses
to
people
with
mental
illnesses,
information
sharing
between
criminal
justice
and
mental
health
systems,
and
mental
health
court
design
and
implementation.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
was
a
management
consultant
with
McKinsey
&
Company
in
New
York.
Hallie
received
a
BA
from
Brown
University
and
a
JD
from
Harvard
Law
School.
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Deputy Program Director, Behavioral Health
Charles
Francis
oversees
work
at
the
intersection
of
housing,
criminal
justice,
and
behavioral
health.
He
focuses
on
strategies
for
state
and
local
partners
to
increase
access
to
and
availability
of
housing
to
reduce
justice
system
involvement
and
facilitate
successful
reentry,
...
as
well
as
effective
law
enforcement
and
community
responses
to
homelessness.
Previously,
Charley
was
assistant
director
of
Leased
Housing
at
Rhode
Island
Housing
and
director
of
Policy
for
the
Massachusetts
Department
of
Housing
and
Community
Development.
At
the
U.S.
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development,
he
played
a
lead
role
in
implementing
the
Rental
Assistance
Demonstration
program.
Charley
holds
an
MPP
from
the
Heller
School
for
Social
Policy
at
Brandeis
University
and
a
BA
from
Hamilton
College.
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Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Thomas
Coyne
provides
technical
assistance
to
jurisdictions
addressing
the
housing
needs
of
people
with
mental
illnesses
who
are
involved
with
the
criminal
justice
system.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
he
worked
on
health
and
housing
policy
with
the
...
Health
&
Housing
Integration
team
at
the
Center
on
Budget
and
Policy
Priorities.
He
brings
field
experience
from
social
work,
having
worked
extensively
with
people
who
have
serious
mental
illnesses
in
Washington,
DC,
as
well
as
with
families
reuniting
with
their
children
from
foster
care
in
Michigan.
Thomas
earned
his
BS
in
criminal
justice
and
BA
in
sociology
from
Madonna
University
and
his
MPP
from
the
Trachtenberg
School
of
Public
Policy
and
Public
Administration
at
the
George
Washington
University.
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